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A.G. GancarskiFebruary 23, 2017

On Thursday, the Jacksonville Chamber sent a message of sorts to the Duval Legislative Delegation. That message? Ensure that Enterprise Florida, and its job incentive programs, remains whole and functional. “Jacksonville economic development leaders have worked closely with Enterprise Florida to bring thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in capital investment to our community. […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 23, 2017

A bill filed earlier this year in the Jacksonville City Council to ensure more job opportunities for ex-offenders got deferred in its third committee stop Thursday. The Associated Builders and Contractors pushed back on the bill throughout the committee process, and council members fell in line, with increasing resistance in Wednesday’s committees leading to the pause on […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 23, 2017

In the wake of Hurricane Matthew, estimates were that the storm could have inflicted as much as $100 million in financial impact to Jacksonville’s treasury. However, asserts the latest auditor report from the Jacksonville City Council (discussed in the Finance Committee Thursday morning), things weren’t as bad as initially feared. “The Finance Director’s report projects […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 23, 2017

Hours before the Thursday morning meeting of the Jacksonville City Council Finance Committee, we can report that a member’s business faces a foreclosure suit. CoWealth LLC, the family business of Jacksonville City Councilwoman Katrina Brown, was named Tuesday as a co-defendant in a foreclosure suit filed by BizCapital of New Orleans. Other co-defendants include two more Brown […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 22, 2017

Could self-driving shuttle buses come to Jacksonville in the near future? A bill filed in the Florida House may make that happen sooner than later. HB 3831, filed by Rep. Jason Fischer, seeks $500,000 for a local deployment of the Olli minibus, a Local Motors vehicle made in part with 3D printing and powered by IBM Watson technology. The […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 22, 2017

The Jacksonville City Council’s Public Health and Safety committee cleared three bills with a public safety impact on Wednesday morning. Ex-offender jobs: PHS passed Councilman Garrett Dennis’ bill (2017-35) strengthening requirements that companies doing business with the city of Jacksonville hire ex-offenders that have gone through rehabilitation programs funded and authorized by the city. The city […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 22, 2017

On Tuesday, U.S. Rep. John Rutherford addressed a group of young Catholic professionals at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Jacksonville. Though the speech was about faith, there were some intersections with the political world — including Rutherford discussing his ongoing recovery from a January medical episode (he collapsed in the cloakroom of the House of Representatives), and […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 21, 2017

The long and winding battle of KJB Specialties, a business owned by the family of Jacksonville City Councilwoman Katrina Brown, may be reaching a denouement. In response to a foreclosure action was filed in Duval County by Florida Capital Bank on a property associated with “KJB Specialties.”, KJB filed a motion this week to extend time to file a […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 21, 2017

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2016’s race for Jacksonville City Council VP was full of twists and turns and betrayals. John Crescimbeni pulled it out, after a pledge for opponent Doyle Carter flipped. On Tuesday, 2017’s race for the slot — a prerequisite for the presidency — started in earnest, with Southside Republican Scott Wilson declaring his candidacy. In his letter to […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 21, 2017

Pastors from Jacksonville’s First Baptist Church took a provocative position in the wake of Jacksonville expanding its Human Rights Ordinance to include the LGBT community. They claimed that the expansion of the ordinance, which allows for civil fines for discrimination against the LGBT community in housing, employment, and public accommodations, turns Christians into “targets.” And they […]

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Jax Chamber: Yes to Enterprise Florida

Jacksonville ex-offender jobs bill gets deferred by council panel

Hurricane Matthew had $53M impact on Jacksonville city coffers

Jax City Councilwoman’s business hit with yet another foreclosure suit

Automated shuttle to Baptist Health? Yes, if a Florida House bill passes

Jacksonville council panel clears ex-offender bill, body camera and rape test kit funds

John Rutherford: ‘I thought I was facing death’

KJB Specialties hires attorney specializing in bankruptcy cases

Scott Wilson launches run for Jacksonville City Council VP

Under fire from the right, Lenny Curry responds to HRO critics